A new U.S Embassy planned for Doha, Qatar, will highlight “the deepening ties of friendship between the United States and Qatar,” according to a May 9 Department of State news release.
The construction will be overseen by the Overseas Buildings Operations, which joined the U.S. Mission in Doha and other U.S. and local officials to celebrate the act of strengthening diplomacy by breaking ground on the building site, according to the release.
“Located on a 12.3-acre site in a new diplomatic zone in Doha’s Wadi al Banat district, the new U.S. embassy will support the continued expansion of U.S.-Qatari diplomatic, security and commercial relations,” the release reported.
Richard Kennedy Architects of Phoenix, Ariz., is serving as the design architect and the contractor is American International Contractors Inc. (Special Projects), of McLean, Va. About $110 million will be invested into the local economy. The project will employ an estimated "1,200 third-country nationals," the release reported. Construction is projected to be done in 2026.
Overseas Building Operations has been responsible for the completion of the construction of 171 diplomatic buildings since its founding in 1999. It has 50 active projects worldwide, the release reported. This includes the start of construction on the new U.S Consulate in Milan, Italy, according to an April 6 release. It also includes the construction of the U.S Consulate in Lagos, Nigeria, which broke ground on March 31, according to another release. Each project provides direct investments into each nation's economy and are markers of strengthening diplomacy between the U.S and each respective nation, the Office of the Spokesperson said.
